The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-05
Negro Killed by a Law Officer
A Sunday Morning Raid by a Part
Of Deputy SheIiffs,
Joe Waller Joins Fleeing Graz
ShOOters.and is Killed.
A Spectator Says the Shooter Was
Slender and Red.Halred,
Another Says walter Was Only
Danctng-Let sheriff Cannon
and Judge BuBose inves-
tigate she Matter.

The nimble deputy sherifis OF Shell.
by county have placed themselves and
t,eir chief In very mics predicament.
Through too lively and promiscuous
use OF the revolvers carried by them,
without regard to const quences, a
negro boy, nineteen years Of age, lies
dead In bis home In the rear of JUS
tice Winters's residence, silthe corner
Of Qaimby and Alabama streets.
Saturday night tqusd ei six depu-
ties went out on a raid for Crap
shooters. A mammoth game was in
progress near olympic Park, in
which scores Of negroes were
engaged. The officers came
upon the gang about 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning, and with drawn
pistols rushed in. At sight Of them
the negroes fed In sill directions, end
led the deputies lively chase for
hundred yards or mole. AS the
hindmost one, Joe Waller, turned the
corner Of store, the deputy In front
leveled his weapon and fred two
shots, one Of which took effect just
over the right hip, midway between
the left side and back, penetrating the
body through and through. The
wounded man continued his flight for
several yards, then fell 10 rise no more,
As the officer who fred the shot re-
turned TO his associates, who had
bagged eighteen Of the gameeters, he
remarked: ooh, I've got lin, Cd
d-n him." The captured men were
tied together and marched off TO Jail.
Waller WAS picked up by coloTed
meu after the deputies and their pris.
OF eys were gone, and conveyed 20 a
houee near by. His father, an az d
and worthy man, was notified, and
went out after him. A physician wac
summoned and did everything posi-.
BILE 10 eavo his life, but without effect,
and young Waller died at 5:i5
o'c' ock yesterday afternoon. Upon
learning Of his death, lively skirm'sh
wsa made ny trisads OF tho .~ijina
officers for witnesses before the cor
oner's Jury, and Justice Egnew, who
lives away out In Chelsea, held the
quest. The verdict announced that
Waller came TO his death from pistol
shot wounds at the hands OF deputy
cher q.
AN APPEAL reporter visited the
house Of Waller at late hour Last
night and found Q pumbfr Of colored
men sitting In The yard, looking
downcast aud SID. The father oI
the dead boy, In snswer 10 quss'
tions, tald he knew nothing
further than that his boy wal
dead, but pointed out man woo Wst
present at the game The latter indi.
! yIdual sid there was not the slightest
4 dsmonstTalion OF resistance or vio-
lerce on ths part OF the crap shooters
or spectators. As soon 40 the deputies
swooged down upon them graud
rush was made for escape, every man
trying 10 Gee who could beat mis- neigh
Dor. Waller being behind ihoss Of
his rar'y, received the deliberately
q ed bullet Of the officer.
"D0 you know the name OF the
deputy Who fred ihe choir" he wal
atk a.
81 do not" lie said, "but kroW
there wtrs Two shots | saw him
when hs came bak without q hat
and know thst le bad red hair.
die no, zee his face plainly bfoause
ofthe crowd between me ard him,
but my impression 10 that HE face
was Fmooth and slender lalsJ heard
him remark, Oh, Pvr got him, Cd
d-n him. II yeu will esnd down IA
the Jail ard SCI ..oDe.ot the men capt
ured, he can til you Who u VA"
"How many OF the raidiug party
were thsrep
"Slr, /. believe. taw Elk white
mon, bat do not knlS whsthsr or not
they we're all deputy sheI H8."
II O dead utgro's father isa tsn'nt
OF Justice Winters, ard lives some.
thing ever 100 yards 10 the rear Of
his h1uee The reporter was ipiJrmed
before hand that tie Jus Ice Sas ~.
eisting In the search Tor wiiusHAes, and
applied 10 him Tor particulars before
visiting the negtna mousse undsr the
impression that he he'd the inquest.
The Justice, who Lad evidently Just
retired, leaned on Of aH,cond story
window ~ The REQ r.pr mouptcd the
ttepi Leading 20 the front door, and
| inquiIed whai was wanted.
"Did you hold the inquest over
Walters dead bcdy p va Asked.
"No, EsneS held H.
"Dj You kDos anything nbolt the
particular 2
"No, nohiug definite"
"where does Waller liver
"He's n ron ~ cd Joe Waller, q
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